Establishing A Higher Caloric Maintenance Level After an Extended Caloric Deficit

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
1

Hello,

A few questions for you:

  1. What is a good general recommendation for how long a person should remain at a caloric deficit for fat loss?

  2. What are the principles involved in increasing caloric intake after a extended period of caloric deficit for fat loss? Do you increase macros in a similar manner to the way you reduced them? If so, how much weight gain should one expect during this phase?

Thanks!

2

Hey Lee,

Both of these answers depends on the person and the amount of weight they need to lose or have lost. The answers vary so wildly that there are no general answers here, unfortunately.